Adoption Matters
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging conditions for maternity leave for adoptive mothers
Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit Act states that a woman can take maternity leave only if she adopts a child who is less than three months old.
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Adoption in India is a challenge. The pandemic made it a nightmare
For months, the lockdown prevented adoptive parents from getting to their babies. Now, they are facing hurdles in the legal process.
Aarefa Johari
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Around 60% of all children adopted in India in last three years were girls, shows government data
The number of girls being placed in inter-country adoption was also significantly higher than that of boys.
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Maneka Gandhi urges Missionaries of Charity to return to central adoption system
The organisation stopped putting children up for adoption using the central authority’s system in 2015 after refusing to follow new guidelines on the matter.
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From now on, passports for adopted children will need Child Development Ministry clearance
The order of the External Affairs Ministry comes in light of the death of Sherin Mathews, the three-year-old adopted from India who died in Texas.
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Centre tweaks adoption rules, prospective parents can no longer ‘pick and choose’ children
They can only accept or reject the child offered by the national adoption body.
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At HarperCollins India, staff adopting pets can enjoy ‘pawternity leave’
To provide the best of work-life balance, the publishing company has begun to grant employees five-day paid leaves to allow them time to bond with their pets.
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In god we trust: Adoption beats surrogacy in the movies
From embracing orphans to taking in illegitimate children, Hindi cinema has been pro-adoption (with caveats).
Damini Kulkarni
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Girl adoptions outnumber boys in last three years: Government data
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has also received positive feedback from adoption agencies and other stakeholders regarding the new guidelines it implemented recently.
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